Emily Siner
Emily Siner is an enterprise reporter at WPLN. She has worked at the Los Angeles Times and NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., and her written work was recently published in Slices Of Life, an anthology of literary feature writing. Born and raised in the Chicago area, she is a graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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A frugal Tennessee resident opted out of Medicare Part B, which carries $175 monthly premiums. Now her heirs face a huge bill for an air-ambulance ride. -
For the patient, it was a quick and inexpensive virtual appointment. Why it cost 10 times more than she expected became a mystery. -
Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. The cost could be much higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it all. -
Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. As one Texas woman discovered, the cost could be higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it.
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More than a year before the explosion that rocked Nashville last week, the woman told police that he "was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence." -
People across the country are having a hard time getting through to unemployment offices. Some of them have turned to social media for advice and workarounds.
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The funeral industry was once dominated by family businesses passed down through generations. But that has changed: In 2018, 83% of mortuary college graduates were completely new to the business. -
First-generation mortuary students represent a major change in an industry long dominated by local family businesses. Those students also face their own set of challenges.
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Tennessee Reconnect has helped thousands of adults afford a college education, but for many older students, the financial support may not be enough to get them to the finish line. -
The four-year results are in on Tennessee's free college initiative. Is this new data significant enough to sway the future of these free college programs?
